Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Modi government over the Rafale deal alleging that it renegotiated the contract to benefit crony capitalists and reduced India's prestige globally.

The Congress chief alleged that India?s pilots are forced to put their lives at risk each day, flying ancient Jaguars, that are kept in the air ?using parts scrounged from junk yards in France and other parts of the world?. (PTI)